Stephanopoulos conceded it's "one tiny part of common ground" but pressed the former basketball star on whether he saw anything to suggest Kim was looking for a change in relations with the U.S.

"One thing I noticed about him — he's very humble. Very humble," Rodman replied. "He's very strong as a man, very strong. But, guess what, he doesn't want war."

But what about his threats to destroy the U.S.?

"Well, I think that's coming from his father," Rodman said. "I think as a young man, he don't want anything [like] that. He loves power, he loves control, because of his dad and stuff like that. He's a great guy, he's just a great guy if you sit down and talk to him."